The 2026 high school baseball season is underway and, as usual, excitement is present throughout Iowa. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across the Hawkeye State.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Cedar Rapids or Carroll at the IHSAA state tournaments, but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to shine a spotlight on all teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Iowa. 

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state.

Each week we will be releasing our Power Rankings, Scout Blog, Diamond Notes, and Player of The Week, covering all the bases across the state of Iowa. 

NOTE: All scores listed above were provided by Bound. Games not included were either not listed on Bound or did not have a reported final score at the time of publication.

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Wednesday, June 4th

NOTES

+ Urbandale’s Gabe Blanshan was 2 for 3 with a single, home run, 1 walk, 1 run scored and 3 RBI’s.

+ Pleasant Valley’s Lincoln Dalton went 6 innings on the mound allowed 3 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, and struck out 8. He also was 4 for 6 hitting was 2 singles, a double, home run, 2 walks, 3 RBI’s and a run scored.

+ Assumption’s Greyson Ballinger pitched 4 innings, gave up 2 hits, 2 walks, 2 runs, and struck out 7.

+ Sergeant Bluff-Luton’s Emmet Kneifl was 3 for 7 with a double, 2 triples, a walk, 3 runs scored, and 3 RBI’s.

+ Assumption’s Nolan Dittmer was 3 for 4 with a triple, 2 home runs, a walk, a hit by pitch, 5 runs scored, and 6 RBI’s.

+ Mediapolis’ Hayden Gugeler went 3 for 3 with 2 singles, a double, a walk, 2 runs scored and 2 RBI’s.

+ Pleasantville’s Noah Rist went 3 for 5 with a single, double, home run, a walk, a run scored, and 2 RBI’s.

+ Lynnville-Sully’s Jaiden Richards was 3 for 4 with a single, double, triple, 1 hit by pitch, 4 runs scored and a stolen base. 

+ AGWSR’s Bo Starr went 2 for 3 with 2 singles and 2 runs scored. 

Note: All stat lines obtains from X, GameChanger and Bound. Coaches will be able to submit weekly standout stat lines for our Player & Pitcher of the Week submissions. 

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UPCOMING EVENTS ⤵️

EVENT	DATE	LOCATION
Iowa Top Prospect Games (Invite-Only)	8/8-8/9	TBD